General Covariance, Gauge Theories and the Kretschmann Objection

Norton, John D (2001) General Covariance, Gauge Theories and the Kretschmann Objection. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

How can we reconcile two claims that are now both widely accepted: Kretschmann's claim that a requirement of general covariance is physically vacuous and the standard view that the general covariance of general relativity expresses the physically important diffeomorphism gauge freedom of general relativity? I urge that both claims can be held without contradiction if we attend to the context in which each is made.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Unpublished
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Norton, John D jdnorton@pitt.edu JDNORTON
Date:	2001
Date Type:	Publication
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs:	Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > History and Philosophy of Science
Refereed:	No
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Einstein, Kretschmann, Covariance, Relativity, Gauge
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2009 19:36
Last Modified:	31 Jul 2020 18:55
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/2748

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